Published in the Financial Express on 4, June 2017 Bangladesh is the fourth largest exporter of clothing to the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), according to a report prepared by the answer company of Thomson Reuters. ...
Read More »BGMEA says proposed budget not RMG sector friendly
Published in the New Age on 4, June 2017 The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Sunday said that the proposed budget was not RMG sector friendly, reiterating its demand for revoking tax at source for the sector for ...
Read More »June 4, 2017: RMG export to US, corporate tax, food support for RMG workers and ILO training
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Bangladesh’s ready-made garment export to US declines in January-April period Apparel ...
Read More »BGMEA to initiate move to provide food support to RMG workers
Published in the New Age on 3, June 2017 Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Siddiqur Rahman on Friday said that they would initiate a move to provide food support to the apparel factory workers. Siddiqur made the promise ...
Read More »Accessories association demands reduced corporate tax like RMG
Published in the Financial Express on 3, June 2017 Hailing the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2017-18, the country’s garment accessories and packaging makers Saturday said that good governance would be necessary to implement the budget, which was big ...
Read More »What’s on the agenda at this year’s International Labour Conference?
Published on the ILO website The 106th Session of the International Labour Conference gets under way in Geneva, Switzerland from June 5-16. Here’s a look at the main issues that will be discussed by government, employer and worker delegates from ...
Read More »Finance Minister presents Tk 4.0 trillion budget for fiscal year 2017-18
Published in the Financial Express on 1, June 2017 Finance Minister AMA Muhith has presented the national budget of Tk 4.0 trillion for the fiscal year 2017-18. This is his 11th budget, ninth at a stretch. He placed the budget at ...
Read More »Green RMG manufacturers to enjoy 1% corporate tax cut
Published in the Dhaka Tribune on 1, June 2017 Ibrahim Hossain Ovi Finance Minister AMA Muhith came up with the proposal while presenting the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 in the parliament on Thursday. Green RMG factory owners are going ...
Read More »June 1, 2017: Top taxpayers list and Bangladesh-Austria trade cooperation
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Why do RMG owners never make the top taxpayers list? The ...
Read More »Uniform VAT to be 15%
Published in the Daily Star on 1, June 2017 Finance Minister AMA Muhith today proposed that the uniform VAT will be 15 percent in the fiscal. He came up with the proposal while placing the country’s annual budget for fiscal ...
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